Comparison Essay MY TWO BROTHERS No two people are exactly alike‚ and my two older brothers‚ Thu Nguyen and Thang Nguyen‚ are no exceptions. When I think of them‚ I think of Rudyard Kipling’s words‚ “East is East. West is West. Never the twain shall meet.” Even though they have the same parents‚ their considerable differences in looks‚ personalities‚ and attitude toward life reflect the differences between Eastern and Western cultures. Like the majority of oriental men‚ Thu is short‚
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governments and corporations in the name of development is like adding salt to the wound. Thirdly‚ having to leave homes for education and/or work in cities is tearing apart family relationships. Gone are the traditional family values like filial piety and closeness of blood relations. Such great increases in the urban population numbers lead to related problems like insufficient homes‚ lack of schools and poor health and sewerage facilities. Finally‚ immigration to cities can be likened to fire
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Confucianism and Filial Piety in Chinese culture Western people might wonder why once upon a time in China‚ choosing a wife or husband for one’s life was not his or her decision but their parents’‚ or one must mourn for their deceased parents at least three years. The answer is about the definition of morality. Different conceptions of morality have guided different cultures in different directions regarding a central question of human existence: Does morality require filial piety (or filial obligation)
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The most treasured of a human body is the mind. The mind can be classified as one of the wonder of mankind. It takes us from birth to death. The challenge of the older generation transformation of their mind to the younger generation remains a challenge. In a contemporary life‚ old generation and young generation are considered as an “oxymoron”. Some people think that the elders are conservative and just always want to follow their own right. Some think the young is more rebellious and
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psychological well-being. After viewing his documentary‚ one may wish to improve on his or her diet‚ thus having a positive impact on the society. Secondly‚ values and ethics may be conveyed to the society using the mass media. For example‚ to promote filial piety in Singapore‚ a campaign was started and the Ministry of Community Development‚ Youth and Sports of Singapore broadcasted a television commercial with the tagline ‘How one generation loves‚ the next generation learns”. Viewers of this commercial may
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Why Chinese mothers are superior Amy Chua a Yale professor who specializes in topics such as ethnic conflict and globalization‚ believes that the American parenting style is weak and cuddling. This article is from her essay titled Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother‚ explains her opinions in more detail. “In one study of fifty western American mothers and forty-eight Chinese immigrant mothers‚ almost 70% of the western mothers said either that stressing academic success is not good for children
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Light/dark Materialized by the play of shadow and light in the mysterious garret‚ the opposition light/dark and its permutations provide the central motifs of the play. These motifs include: sight and blindness‚ ideal and vulgar‚ truth and lie. We should note its significance to Gregers’s cause in particular. Unlike his near-blind father‚ Gregers believes that he "sees his mission in life‚" despite Werle’s warning that he only looks through his sickly mother’s "clouded eyes". Gregers is intent on
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Diminishing filial piety and its impact on long-term care policies Filial Piety is a virtue regarded by Confucius as a way to ensure a peaceful family and society. Filial piety is loyalty to one’s family and country. Filial piety is the most important moral in Chinese culture. Showing love for the nation and selflessness in protecting and loving one’s family is ideal. When developing and introducing policies to provide for the long-term care needs of the elderly‚ authorities must recognise the following:
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What is piety and impiety? This broad question is exactly what Euthyphro and Socrates debate about the true meaning of these two words. When society hears the word piety‚ they think of worship for God or religious fulfillment of sacred obligations. However‚ when Socrates attends the king’s court on charges of impiety by Meletus‚ he encounters Euthyphro there who is going to prosecute his own father for accidentally killing one of his workers. Even though Socrates feels that Euthyphro has courage
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The term “filial obligation” refers to special family duties that children are responsible for when their parent(s) age and can no longer act independently. There is often a debate regarding this topic‚ which consists of the question of whether or not filial obligation should be a moral duty. Two philosophers that argue the idea of filial obligations are Norman Daniels and Christina Hoff Sommers. Daniels argues against the idea‚ claiming that it should not be a moral obligation of a child to tend
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